Dutch nuts in the supermarket?

The Dutch nut in the supermarket is still a long way off. At least, that was the feeling during the General Meeting of the Dutch Nut Association last week. Large chain players only pick up the phone for 17,000 kg of nuts per delivery. Based on a back-of-the-envelope calculation, that would be about 6 hectares for a hazelnut monoculture (4x5 meter planting distance). In an agroforestry setting (combined with arable farming), with larger row spacing (20 meters), we are heading towards 20 hectares. The majority of members had planted less.